Christy Stewart, Psy.D. LMHC 3300 E. Union St. Suite 8 Seattle, WA drchristystewart.com

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1 Christy Stewart, Psy.D. LMHC 3300 E. Union St. Suite 8 Seattle, WA drchristystewart.com Professional Interest Complex Trauma Foster care Adoption Attachment Psychological Testing Children and Adolescents Dissertation Subject Intersubjective Play Therapy with Developmentally Traumatized Children Current Work 2013-current Clinical Psychologist o Provide psychotherapy in a private practice setting o Serving the needs of children, adolescents, adults and families o Provide psychological evaluations for children and adolescents o Provide consultation to schools and daycares Clinical Internship Clinical Psychology Doctoral Intern at Ryther. Psychological assessment Staff consultation Individual and family therapy for children in: Subacute residential treatment Foster care Outpatient mental health settings. PreInternship Experience (In Washington State psychology doctoral candidates have the option of doing preinternship or postdoctoral work). 1

2 Clinical Psychology Doctoral Pre-internship student at Ryther Child Center. under the supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist. Psychological assessment Individual and family therapy for children Subacute Residential Treatment o Foster Care o Outpatient Mental Health Practicum Experience Second Year Clinical Psychology Doctoral Practicum Student at Ryther Child Center, under the supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist. Psychological assessment Individual and family therapy for children Subacute Residential Treatment o Foster Care o Outpatient Mental Health First Year Clinical Psychology Doctoral Practicum Student at Navos Child and Family Services, West Seattle campus, a community-based mental health setting. o Responsibilities included Individual Therapy Family therapy Parent-child dyadic work with children under 3-years, Work Experience Child Development Consultant in private practice: o Provided in-home and in-office consultations and on-going play therapy interventions for children. o Consultation and staff development to schools and day care centers o Collaborative work with parents Clinical supervisor to the Family Works Project, Home Visiting Program: o Provided group and individual supervision to workers going directly into the home to address relationship problems with high-risk parent-toddler dyads An active participant in the development and training of the Family Works Project (a joint project of Montgomery County Public Schools and The Children s Resource Center) Parenting Warm Line : o This program provides free telephone responses to callers with parenting and/or child development concerns. 2

3 Conducted 'Parent Talk' for the Family Works Project: o Grant-funded program consists of weekly support groups and /or individual consultations for high-risk parents: o The services were provided in MCPS Resource Centers, Programs for recovering addicts (MATER and Avery House) Homeless shelter (Stepping Stones) Teacher of Child Development and Parent Support classes for Montgomery County Public Schools: o Classes were on a range of topics including, Parent/Child Development, Parent/Baby classes, and Discipline (adults only) Child Development Consultant for the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Day Care Consultation Project: o Responsibilities included going into community day care centers to provide ongoing staff development and education for the teachers of high-risk infants and preschoolers. o Organized and conducted staff in-services Program Assistant to the Preschool and Infant Parenting Service (PIPS), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles: o Telephone consultations (on the Warm Line) o Clinical consultations o Clinical intervention with parents and young children o Lead Mother-Toddler Groups Mothers' Group Leader Supervisor of the Child Play Program o In-house training sessions and clinical supervision to Child Development Interns Extension Teacher at University of California, Los Angeles: o Classes taught: Discipline in the Preschool Home-School Cooperation and Parent Conferencing Led weekly Mother-Toddler Groups at Early Years Nursery School, Santa Monica, California: o Provided education and support to parents and their 1 and 2 year old children. 3

4 1990 Led a monthly Parent Discussion Group at First Step Nursery School and Child Development Center, Woodland Hills, California Lead Teacher in the Level 1 (youngest group) Cheerful Helpers Therapeutic Nursery School, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles: Planning and implementing a psycho-educational program for emotionally and/or developmentally troubled preschool children and their families in collaboration with a therapeutic team Training and supervision of interns Head Teacher at Crestwood Hills Cooperative Nursery School, Brentwood, California: o Worked with parents and children in the older group (4-5 year olds). o Daily contact with parents and frequent parent conferencing Head Teacher at Early Years Nursery School, Santa Monica, California. o Worked with 3 and 4 year olds Head Teacher at Children's Circle Nursery School, Van Nuys, California: o Classroom was a play environment for children ranging in age from 2.9 years to 5 years. o Responsibilities included planning for and working with the group, and the development of individualized cognitive, social, and emotional goals for the children. o Work with parents included a structured separation process, home visits, parent meetings, and frequent information sharing Led a Mother-Toddler Group at Children's Circle. o Educational and supportive program for mothers and their 15-month to 3-year-old children Assisted in the Toddler Program at Children's Circle. Supervised the children. Volunteer Experience Child Development and Parenting Consultant to Avery House. o Avery House is a half-way house for mothers who are recovering addicts, who were reuniting or living with their children. Remained at this placement pro bono after funding was cut. 4

5 Volunteered for two years in the Child Life Program at Children's National Medical Center, Washington, D.C. o Four hours per week providing emotional support to children on the In-Patient Oncology/ Hematology, and Bone Marrow Transplant units, both individually and in the child life playrooms Secretary of the Association of Child Development Specialists, Los Angeles: o Participated in the Executive Committee. Responsibilities included organizing Membership Education Meetings. Presented at an association meeting Field work placement at University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center's In-Patient Pediatric Child Development Program: o Worked in a Child Life program, with a wide age-range of hospitalized children, both individually and in the playroom. Professional Supervision Accumulated over 500 hours of private individual supervision with licensed clinical psychologists. Education Achieved doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the American School of Psychology, Argosy University Seattle: Psy.D. program has National Registry Designation. GPA: Completed 2-year postgraduate training program in Infant Psychiatry at Washington School of Psychiatry, Washington, D.C. (focus: Birth-5 years) M.A. in Educational Psychology-Early Education, from California State University, Northridge. o 55 master level units in the areas of Early Childhood Education and Counseling and Guidance. GPA Intern in the Thalians Community Mental Health Center Therapeutic Nursery School. o Assistant teacher in a classroom for emotionally troubled children. Received supervision and attended clinical case presentations and seminars B.A. in Child Development, California State University, Northridge 12/14 5